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2007: Evan Almighty

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In the midst of the 2007 summer movie flood, pull up an ARK and check out this summer's must-see comedy of epic proportions! From the creators of Bruce Almighty, Universal Pictures brings you Evan Almighty, starring Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Goodman, John Michael Higgins, Jimmy Bennett, Wanda Sykes and Jonah Hill.

Steve Carell (The 40-Year-Old Virgin), reprising his role as the polished, preening newscaster Evan Baxter of Bruce Almighty, is the next one anointed by God to accomplish a holy mission in the hilarious new comedy Evan Almighty. Blockbuster comedy director Tom Shadyac (The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty) returns behind the camera for this next episode of divine intervention. This time, however, his cast grows two-by-two.

Newly elected to Congress, Evan leaves Buffalo behind and shepherds his family to suburban northern Virginia. Once there, his life gets turned upside-down when God (Morgan Freeman) appears and mysteriously commands him to build an ark. But his befuddled family just can't decide whether Evan is having an extraordinary mid-life crisis or is truly onto something of Biblical proportions...

WIN!!! To celebrate the movie release, we have Evan Almighty dog bowls, collars, posters, tee shirts and lots more to giveaway.

To win, just send your email and mailing address to contest @ datemypet.com by July 31st 2007

DateMyPet.com will choose a winner at random.

Good luck!

OCT 2006: A Good Dog: The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life

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Enter to WIN one of fifteen signed copies of A GOOD DOG, the latest book from bestselling author Jon Katz!

To enter to win, read the excerpt. Answer the following question correctly:

What happened when Katz first attempted to win Devon a herding-trial ribbon?

Email your answer to contest at datemypet.com by Oct 31st 2006. Winners will be choosen at random.

Dog owners often speak of the joy in coming home after a day at work, to the wagging tail of a loveable and loyal dog. In A GOOD DOG, Jon Katz tells the story of his lifetime dog, Orson: a beautiful border collie-intense, smart, crazy, and unforgettable. Orson will make you laugh, cry, and marvel at how much one person can learn from a dog he is trying to teach.

Good luck!

JULY 2006: Why You're Still Single?

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WIN a free copy of Why You're Still Single? We have 10 copies to give away!!

To win your own copy, send in your name and mailing address to contest at datemypet.com by July 31st 2006. DateMyPet.com will choose winners at random.

"This book isn't about catching men or reeling anybody in. Catching is for nine-year-olds playing freeze tag, and reeling is for trout . . . This is about you, considering the possibility that you're tripping over your own feet -- no matter how much of an amazing, smart, hot, totally worthwhile ass-kicker you may be as a general rule." --Linda

APRIL 2006: Rex and the City : A Woman, a Man, and a Dysfunctional Dog

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Win a signed copy of REX AND THE CITY by Lee Harrington!

REX AND THE CITY will be in bookstores everywhere on April 4th but we have 15 to give away! To win your very own copy, answer the following question correctly:

According to the author, what is the scariest thing about dog people?

Hint: click here to find clues in an excerpt from the book.

Email your entry (together with your snail mail address) to contest at datemypet.com

Entries must be received by May 1. 2006. Winners will be drawn at random and results will be published here. Good luck!

As if their relationship isn't complicated enough, Lee and Ted decide to bring a dog into their lives-and into their cramped apartment in New York City. After rescuing Rex from a shelter, the couple waits to be flooded with unconditional doggie love. But Rex is unlike any dog the couple has ever known-he's an uncontrollable force of nature, who terrorizes everyone he meets. How have Lee and Ted ended up with the only dog on the planet who won't offer unconditional love?

Lee Harrington, columnist for The Bark, writes in prose that is witty and poignant. Ultimately a love story between humans and animals alike, Rex and the City is a hilarious romp of a memoir.

DECEMBER/JANUARY 2005: Must Love Dogs

Now On DVD

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Win a copy of the new Must Love Dogs Movie DVD - we have 3 to giveaway! To win your own copy, send your name and mailing address to contest at datemypet.com by Jan 31st 2006. Winners will be drawn at random. Good luck!

Must Love Dogs tells the story of Sarah Nolan (Diane Lane), a newly divorced woman cautiously rediscovering romance with the enthusiastic but often misguided help of her well-meaning family. As she braves a series of hilarious disastrous mismatches and first dates, Sarah begins to trust her own instincts again and learns that. no matter what, it's never a good idea to give up on love.

OCTOBER 2005: Katz on Dogs

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WIN a signed copy of the book. We have 25 to give away!! To win your own copy, answer the following question correctly:

What trait can be your worst enemy when bringing a dog into your home?

(You can find clues in excerpts from the book: Why do I want a dog and Checklist for prospective dog owners)

Email your entry (together with your snail mail address) to contest@datemypet.com

Entried must be received by Oct 31st 2005. Winners will be drawn at random and results will be published here. Good luck!

In KATZ ON DOGS: A Commonsense Guide to Training and Living with Dogs, bestselling author Jon Katz offers an indispensable look at the dog(s) in your life, from the beginning to the end of the human-canine experience. Katz enables us to understand not only the kind of life we want with our pets, but how to realistically and practically establish a successful dialogue and relationship between our two species. Different from most training books, KATZ ON DOGS lets you know that you don't need gurus, but rather patience, self-awareness and faith.

KATZ ON DOGS will inspire and challenge you to get the dog you want and live happily and rationally with him. Topics range from choosing a dog and understanding the importance of real training to solving specific behavioral issues and knowing when it's time to end your dog's life. Also discussed are the purebred versus shelter/rescue dog debate, the epidemic of dog violence against humans, living with multiple dogs, house-breaking a new puppy, keeping our love for our dogs in perspective-and a commonsense approach to how you can be successful in training your dog.

Filled with insightful stories and anecdotes of training his own animals and case studies from volunteers across the country, this is the book dog owners-and potential owners-have been waiting for!

AUGUST 2005: Must Love Dogs

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Send an ecard and enter to win a Must Love Dogs prize package (t-shirt, baseball cap, tote bag, dog-do pick up bags and a dog collar). To enter, just send a ecard and enter 'DateMyPet.com' as the 'Anonymous Name'. Each ecard sent qualifies as 1 entry - the more you send, the better the chances to win. The drawing will take place at the end of August and one winner will be awarded the prize.

Dating has never been easy. The time-honored search for a soul mate has always been one part humiliation, two parts aggravation, and a little blind luck thrown in for the fortunate.

Today’s version of the game can be a blur of websites, speed lunches and hordes of friends and relatives who know just the “right” person for you.

Thirty-something preschool teacher Sarah Nolan (DIANE LANE) has been divorced for eight months, which is much too long for her family to bear. With the best of intentions and only her happiness in mind, they stage an intervention in an all-out effort to get her out of pajamas and back into the dating scene, one way or another. Leading the charge are Sarah’s sisters, Carol (ELIZABETH PERKINS) and Christine (ALI HILLIS), eager to line up potential suitors, and their widowed father Bill (CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER), who sets a fine example with his own recent and very successful foray into the internet dating realm. Bill has lately been seeing the free-spirited Dolly (STOCKARD CHANNING), whom he met online, along with a number of other ladies whose names his daughters can’t quite keep track of.

Eager to launch their sister’s own cyber-dating debut, Carol and Christine pretend to be Sarah and post her profile online, with the enticing message, “Voluptuous, sensuous, alluring and fun. DWF seeks special man to share starlit nights. Must love dogs.” And wait for the responses to pour in.

Sarah soon endures a series of hilariously disastrous mismatches and first dates as the website offers up a stream of eager wannabes and one possible maybe – awkward but intriguing boat builder Jake Anderson (JOHN CUSACK), an idealist who measures romance by a Dr. Zhivago standard. A little on the intense side, Jake might be looking for more than Sarah wants right now. Meanwhile, at work, there’s a new distraction – Bob Connor (DERMOT MULRONEY), the newly separated dad of one of her young students. Charming and relaxed, Bob seems made to order, the perfect guy…but is he just too good to be true?

Based on the best-selling book by Claire Cook, and written and directed by two-time Emmy Award winner Gary David Goldberg, Must Love Dogs follows the comic, bumpy and ultimately rewarding journey of a woman cautiously rediscovering romance and learning to trust her own instincts again. Because, as her family enthusiastically reminds her, it’s never a good idea to give up on love.

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JULY 2005: FunStuffForDogs.com

Dogs and Dating

Winner of the July Dogs and Dating contest: Pamela Crumbliss

Here is her story:
On a first date, we decide to take my English Bull dog, Penelope, for a walk. This man was NOT my type. He was constantly disgusted by the drool. And she was not impressed with him either. When we sat on a bench in a public park, she squatted and peed right on his shoe. I laughed out loud and he left. A man who had seen the whole thing, came over to talk to us, and was a Bull Dog lover too. We spent 2 years together. She saved me from the bad, and found me the good!!!